Predictions of future technological advances and breakthroughs are notoriously unreliable. For example, in the 1960 some futurists predicted that we would all soon be commuting to work in our own personal aircraft or driving atomic-powered cars.

a. In the \(1980 \mathrm{~s}\), there was a good deal of speculation that holograms might soon become a common und revolutionary form of output. Research this topic-what did you find?

b. Research recent articles describing new output methods that are still in the concept stage or on the (virtual) drawing board, but that industry pundits predict we may see in the not-too distant future. Describe what you find.

c. What do you predict will be the next breakthrough in output methods?

d. If your prediction is correct, what is the potential impact upon what you do, as a systems analyst or designer, or how you do it?

e. Do you think that most systems analysts and designers should pay attention to new technologies that are not yet commercially available even though many of them never pan out? Should they just sit back and wait to see what appears on the market?